[Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary

[JbTek]

I don't think Obama needs Hilary, Hilary needs Obama.
 If he was nominated on a "change" platform, it wouldn't work to run with an
old timer.
I probably would be the smartest thing for Hilary to do for Hilary, not the
party.
I don't think it would be good for Obama at all.
Jb


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:46 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SS: Time for a political Hail Mary


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>   If I had Rhodie Mark Putman's and Hillary's ear I would tell them that
her first words at the start of the upcoming debate should be something
along these lines:
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>   "My candidacy in the 2008 election was based on my overwhelming longing
to see that voters have a real choice between what we have had for the past
7 years and what could be in the next 8 years.
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>   There is practically no difference between "the where" and "the how"
either Barack or I want to take this nation.  In fact, it is because our
goals are so similar that we have such difficulty trying to show you why you
should vote for one or the other of us.
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>   Therefore I want to announce that in the interest of what is best for
the Democratic Party and, what I feel is in the best interest of the United
States of America, that if by any chance I should be your nominee, I will
ask Barack Obama to be my vice president.
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>   AND, if Barack wins the nomination, and asks me, I will proudly be his
vice presidential running mate.
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>   I think this debate should now be considered a press conference and we
should take your questions.  I am going to let Barack do most of the
responding since he says it so much better than I do."
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>        My (ss's) rational behind this risky Hail Mary play is that she
puts the "what -is-best-for-the country" ahead of her own ambitions and that
may just turn into a touchdown.   And, in the more likely outcome that it
does not, if Obama looses the eleciton to McCain, then Hillary (a la Nixon
and Regan) has a good opportunity 4 years hence.    And, if Obama does
become president for one or two terems, then, as vice president, the
democratic Party (a la Gore) would have great difficulty not handing her the
mantle.
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>   Should the Hail Mary work,  then Barack's future could follow the same
scenario as above imagined for Hillary.
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>   ss
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>   PS:    All bets are off if it turns out that McCain really was fooling
around with a jewish lobbyist.  I will switch my vote to such a liberal
McCain in a  heartbeat.  History has proven that to be a really good
president you have to be a philanderer:  FDR, Johnson, Ike, Kennedy, Bill -
it's one of the reasons I was considering running.
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